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Google Gemini: AI settings for parents

For kids under 13 with a Family Link account, you can switch Gemini off. Teens with their own account manage it themselves.

Can a parent turn it off? Yes, you can turn it off

Yes, for kids with a supervised Family Link account. You can switch Gemini Apps off in Family Link. Teens who run their own account can't be controlled this way.

What the AI feature is

Gemini is Google's AI chatbot. It comes as its own app, shows up on Android phones, and is built into other Google apps.

Age rules

Kids under 13 (or the age where you live) can use Gemini only with a Google account a parent supervises through Family Link.
Teens 13 and up can manage their own Google account and use Gemini. Google says some features are for adults only.
Google says supervised kids can't use Gemini in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK.

Step by step

Turn Gemini off for your child (Family Link)

Open the Family Link app, or go to familylink.google.com.
Choose your child.
Tap Controls, then Gemini.
Turn Gemini Apps off.
On some older versions, the path is Controls → Content restrictions → Gemini → Gemini Apps.

Source: official help page

What parents should know

Changes can take a few hours to show up on your child's device.
Google emails the parent the first time a supervised child starts using Gemini.
Gemini can make mistakes. Google suggests telling kids it is not a person and that they shouldn't share private things with it.

Not confirmed yet

We couldn't confirm these from an official source. We'll update this page when we can.

Parent controls for Gemini on teen (13+) accounts that a parent doesn't supervise. We couldn't find a Google help page that covers this. Source

Sources

Last checked: October 25, 2026. Made by Google. App makers change settings often. If something looks different on your screen, tell us.